Help us build the tech world’s first startup residency space with gender parity. By Kaitlin Pike (Director, WeWork Labs SF) I have a not-so-secret agenda for the brand new WeWork Labs SF. I want a lot of women filling our desks. “You want 50% of our members to...
By Jeffrey McManus (Co-Founder, CodeLesson) When we started CodeLesson in 2010, we knew that people could benefit from a place online where they could learn to program on a flexible schedule. We figured we’d be most useful in helping people who code for a living...
By Kaitlin Pike (Marketing & Community Manager, Web 2.0 Expo) Since it was released just two weeks ago, the Startup Genome report has inspired hundreds of blog posts, articles and discussions about the “science” behind successful startups and the causes of...
By Kaitlin Pike (Marketing & Community Manager, Web 2.0 Expo) Founder Labs graduate Kimberly Dillon’s beauty product recommendation startup House of Mikko has the kind of demand and buzz most founders dream of — With only a simple landing page and low-budget...
By Kaitlin Pike (Marketing & Community Manager, Web 2.0 Expo) If you’re founding or running a startup, there’s a bit of an open secret I need to share with you: You’re going to experience some painful failures. Not necessarily as dramatic as a complete company...